FEATURE	OTHER SCM	BITKEEPER	BENEFIT
Inherently reliable through replication	No	Yes	No downtime. Your developers spend their time developing your product, instead of waiting on a server rebuild.
File/directory renaming	Rarely	Yes	Increased productivity through well organized source base.
BK/ProMerge (tm)	No	Yes	Accurately reduces the number of merge conflicts, eases resolution of remaining conflicts.
True distributed system	No	Yes	100% productivity at geographically distributed sites at all times, with no loss of functionality or performance. Any user may modify any file on any branch at any time, without restriction.
Powerful GUI tools	No	Yes	Dramatically simplifies debugging, easier merges, improves check in comments.
All changes are reproducible snapshots	No	Yes	Easily remove bad changes, aids in debugging, aids in release management.
Web project tracking	Maybe	Yes	Allows management to track projects and estimate release dates.
Optimal performance for all users, local or remote	No	Yes	Database replication means all developers, local or remote, get optimal performance. BitKeeper works well even over low bandwidth, high latency links such as modem or satellite links.
Disconnected (laptop)	No	Yes	Productivity while traveling, at home, at remote offices with partial/slow network connectivity.
Peer-to-peer architecture	No	Yes	Work may flow in any direction, including "sideways" between two developers without involving a "master" copy.
Painless upgrades	No	Yes	Upgrading server does not affect developers.
Cross platform GUI	Rarely	Yes	Increased productivity, no retraining.
Scripting	Maybe	Yes	Easily customizable to your environment.
Customizable reports	Rarely	Yes	Accountability and status to/for managers.
Automatic integrity checks	No	Yes	Catches hardware/software problems promptly, while replicas are still available.
Active roadmap	Maybe	Yes	BitKeeper is actively developed by a world class development team. Follow on products for bug tracking, sales tracking, project management, project hosting are all actively being developed.